What I really missed about this election cycle was – no stories.

For the previous two election cycles, in the last week before the election, the Newton Nomadic Theater held the Nomad Story Slam – Election Edition. All the competing candidates took a night off from speeches, and meet-and-greets, and campaigning. They gathered under one roof and each told a 5 minute personal story. The stories were funny, or moving, or dramatic or sometimes all three.

It was a wonderful way to finish out the campaign and a great way for the voters to meet the person rather than the candidate. I like to think it was also a great way to help relieve some of craziness and anger that tends to build towards the end of each election cycle.

This year we thought long and hard. We kept considering and reconsidering but ultimately decided that we would sit this year out and hopefully return for the next election. 

This election eve I present two great and timeless stories from our two mayoral candidates that were told at an earlier election’s Nomad Story Slam.  Enjoy!

Amy Mah Sangiolo’s story

Ruthanne Fuller’s story